Sasaeng fans are fans who are overly obsessed with their stars and will do anything to get close to them, such as stalking them by car, waiting for them at home, stealing their phones and even social security numbers.
With so many sasaeg fans, stars get stressed, but Super Junior’s Leeteuk decided to play around with them and switch the game around.
During the July 3 press conference for the release of Super Junior’s sixth album Sexy, Free & Single, Leeteuk said, “A couple of days ago on my birthday, I noticed that sasaeng fans were chasing me in taxis, so I decided to follow after them instead.”
“A couple of days ago when I went to see director Jang Jin about tvN’s Saturday Night Live Korea, I noticed that five cabs were chasing after me. Out of curiosity, I decided to squeeze in between them.”
The singer said, “Then one of the taxi drivers stopped and got out, yelling, ‘What are you doing?’ It was actually kind of fun (now that the tables were turned).”
Although sasaeng fans do disrupt the peaceful life of a star, Leeteuk still showed his gratitude towards them.
“A while before, we used to fight and I would tell them not to follow me anymore, but now, I’m even thankful for that. I even wrote on my Twitter, ‘If you’re going to follow me, have many people follow.’”
He said, “If I see them now, I even give them my autograph. When else would they follow? I actually thankful that they do. I hope they continue follow while in their 40’s and 50’s.”
Leeteuk also talked about his upcoming military enlistment and promised to resume as a Super Junior member when he fulfills his army duties.
Super Junior will make its stage comeback on July 5 on Mnet’s M Countdown.
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Sasaeng fans are really something. :|
and he's basically making them think that this behavior is ok now. what are they gonna think? that because your oppa might come to love you one day too like leeteuk does with his sasaeng fans u should keep on doing this/start doing it? way to go leeteuk, making something that's already a problem even worse. can he ever think for at least 2 secs before he speaks, jfc
Edited at 2012-07-04 07:31 am (UTC)
I'm sorry, but imo, this is a VERY irresponsible thing for him to say/do...I like that he turns the tables on the stalkers and all, but encouraging them to have "many people" following him around...haven't there been instances where the stalkers caused accidents??
maybe I'm wrong, but I could've sworn I read a couple different things where the stars and/or others have been hurt because of those "fans"...
Edited at 2012-07-04 07:16 am (UTC)
Like...play games with them and turn the tables, sure, but don't egg them on. Saying shit like this publicly doesn't make you look better, it makes you look irresponsible and dumb as fuck.
I wonder if they still follow Heechul after showing up at his job those first few days
Was he high or something?
He just really needs to shut his mouth and get into the army before one of his members or anyone else gets seriously injured because of his trolling.
anyway, it's still not a good decision to encourage young fans to follow their idols around. i hope he realizes that other than stalking, there are crimes involved in being a sasaeng.
and yes, his statements reek of desperation. i hope the other members don't say anything else about this topic.
Good job encouraging that behavior.
What does he mean by that?
And lol @ ppl criticizing him, it's his life. If he likes it then cool for him.
Lol anyway I'm 80 % sure some stars sleep with them anyway so It's not surprising that at least one of them says he likes them...
I even wonder if some ppl are hypocrite enough to sleep with them and complain at the same time.
what? omg why do you think that?
That was LA fans, though, not sasaengs. I'm not sure if people would compare? I can't judge. All I know is that I wouldn't be encouraging the kind of behavior he deals with back home.
Edited at 2012-07-04 08:56 am (UTC)
SMDH.